The price
$18–$27/lb for clean solids, published on the price page and dated. Your firm number comes from your photos, before anything moves.
CARBIDE BUYERS — THE SHORT ANSWER
Who Buys Scrap Carbide? We Do.
Ironcrest Industrial Surplus buys scrap carbide at a published $18 to $27 per pound for clean solids — no registration, no portal, no quote desk. Chicago pickup, nationwide mail-in and freight, paid in 24 to 48 hours on verified loads.
QUICK ANSWER
Who buys carbide scrap?
Ironcrest Industrial Surplus buys carbide scrap — I am Sonny Johns, a carbide buyer based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and I buy nationwide from machine shops, tool rooms, yards, and home shops. I pay $18–$27 a pound for clean solid carbide, and I pay immediately: cash on the spot in person, and the moment you ship on mail-in lots.
THE SHORT ANSWER
One buyer, one published price, no portal.
Search for carbide buyers and you will find registration forms, quote requests, and programs that name their price only after your material is already on their dock. Ironcrest works the other way: the price is published first — $18 to $27 per pound for clean solids — and a person answers the phone.
I am Sonny, I run Ironcrest Industrial Surplus out of Rolling Meadows by Chicago, and I buy scrap carbide in every form, in any amount, from sellers in all 50 states.
WHAT A BUYER OWES YOU UPFRONT
Four answers before you ship anything.
The payment clock
Paid in 24 to 48 hours on verified loads. Big loads: 50% wired at pickup scan, balance within 24 hours of verified weight.
The freight answer
Prepaid label for mail-in lots of 40 lb and up. Freight arranged and paid by Me at 500 lb and up.
The lot size
Any size — one bucket to multi-ton, funding in place. No monthly caps, no account requirements.
ONE BUCKET OR A WAREHOUSE
Carbide buyers for every size of lot.
Sell carbide scrap bulk the same way you sell a single bucket: photos first, firm number in writing, then pickup, mail-in, or freight. Shops clear drawers and tool cribs, yards clear drums, and dealers sell tungsten scrap by the ton — every lot gets the same published price and the same 24 to 48 hour payment standard on verified weight.
THE HONEST COMPARISON
Ironcrest vs. the quote-only buyers.
| Ironcrest | Quote-only buyers | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $18–$27/lb — published and firm | Hidden until you call, ship, and wait |
| Payment | Paid in 24–48 hours on verified loads | Net-30 terms or tool credit are common |
| Freight | I arrange and pay freight at 500 lb and up; prepaid label for mail-in lots | You pay to ship your material in |
| Lot size | Any size — one bucket to multi-ton, funding in place | Minimums, monthly caps, and account requirements |
| Who answers | Sonny, the owner | A portal or a call center |
EVERY FORM
Start with your material.
Inserts
Used carbide inserts bought by the pound.
Sell inserts →End mills & drills
Broken and used solid carbide cutting tools.
Sell cutting tools →Dies & punches
Cold heading dies, punches, and wire dies.
Sell dies →Sludge & swarf
Grinding sludge priced on contained tungsten.
Sell sludge →Used carbide
Every form of used carbide, one page.
Sell used carbide →Big loads
500 lb and up, with the full payment ladder.
Sell a big load →FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions, answered straight.
Who buys scrap carbide near me?
If you are in the Chicago area, I pick up — same day in Chicago, paid on the spot. Anywhere else in the country, you sell the same way: mail-in with a prepaid label at 40 lb and up, or freight arranged and paid by Me at 500 lb and up. Distance never changes the published price.
Who buys scrap carbide drums?
I do. Drums of inserts, end mills, and sludge get picked up or freighted in, weighed on a digital scale, and settled with an itemized weight receipt. Yards and shops clearing drums can also see the scrap yard clearing page.
Can I sell carbide scrap in bulk?
Yes. Bulk is where Ironcrest is built to win: sell carbide scrap bulk by the drum or sell tungsten scrap by the ton, with a written purchase agreement, freight I arrange and pay, 50% wired at pickup scan, and escrow available on first loads of 1,000 lb and up.
Do carbide buyers publish their prices?
Most do not. The big programs quote after you register, ship, and wait. I publish a firm $18 to $27 per pound for clean solids right on the price page, dated and updated, so you know your number before you ever pick up the phone.
How do I know the weight and grade are honest?
Every load is weighed on a digital scale and you get an itemized weight receipt. XRF testing verifies the material, and settlement sheets with scale photos go back to you on big loads. You see the same numbers I see.
GET YOUR NUMBER
You found your carbide buyer.
Text photos of what You have and I will give You a firm number at the published price. No registration, no portal, no waiting on a quote desk.
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